Chicken Curry Recipe

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A traditional Indian chicken dish cooked with meat on the bone in a beautiful aromatic sauce.
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This was the first dish my mum made me cook on my own. The first time I cooked it was okay, but a little too watery and lacking in flavour. Luckily for you I know what all the pitfalls are having made them all myself over the years! It's not just about throwing spices into your food it's about how you bring all the ingredients together.
Always think about what you are looking to achieve and work towards it. This is my staple dish - when I have a craving for Indian food (which happens fairly regularly). It's a great one to keep in your recipe book.
Ingredients
8 pieces of chicken, 4 legs cut into thigh and drumsticks
Masala
2 tbsp of oil
2 onions, finely diced
3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
400g plum tomatoes
1 heaped tbsp of ginger, grated
1 tsp salt
1 tsp turmeric
Handful of coriander stalks, finely chopped
1 chilli, finely chopped
1 tsp of garam masala
Handful of coriander leaves, chopped
Method
Skin the chicken removing any excess fat. (If you would rather cook the meat off the bone then use trimmed chunks of thigh meat and cook for 15 - 20 minutes)
Heat oil in a pan and add the onion and garlic. Fry on a high heat for a few minutes then reduce the heat and cook gently for about 20 minutes until they turn a lovely dark golden brown. If they stick to the bottom of the pan add a dash of hot water as and when required.
Once browned reduce the heat and add the tomatoes, ginger, salt, turmeric, coriander stalks and chilli.
Let the onions and tomatoes melt together creating a thick aromatic masala paste. This will take about 5-10 minutes so be patient! Once the paste is shiny and thick add the chicken pieces and stir to coat.
Turn the heat up and fry the chicken for 5 minutes.
Reduce the heat to the lowest setting and put the lid on the pan. Leave to cook for 20 - 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the meat is starting to fall away from the bone.
Once cooked, add enough boiling water to just cover the chicken and cook for another few minutes then remove from the heat.
Stir in the garam masala, throw in the coriander and serve.

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Aaron Champagne Hi Aaron Well that is fantastic to hear. This is the one I always revert to so in some ways I guess it's my favourite too. Do let me know if you try any others recipes as i'd love to hear what you think. I also have many many more dishes on my website so if you are ever in need any inspiration do have a look at www.harighotra.co.uk too. Thanks for the feedback Hari

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Have not cooked yet but shall do so soon : I appreciates your accompanying explanations and reasons as you demonstrate the recipe.

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[@andymorcombe6537]

Cooked this for my family last night. I used chicken breasts (as that’s all I had handy!), chopped into bite size chunks, and cooked them for about 20 mins on a simmer after adding to the masala. Absolutely delicious! Fragrant, rich, and really tasty. Thanks Hari, will definitely be trying more of your recipes!

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When I’ve made curries I’ve always liked to use Passata, I like the nice smooth texture, and nothing to mash.

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I tried this tonight for dinner and it is a WINNER! Thanks so much. I loved the flavour and the onions made the sauce spectacular. I'm a big fan, thanks so much!

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Onion is back bone of Indian dishes.

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Nice and simple for my friends they just love it, they ask me where did I learn to cook like this, I tell them years of practice, hahaha

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Thanks Hari have made this twice now absolutely delicious. Reminds me of my mums curry who came to this country in 1947 during the seperation.

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So glad you are enjoying them!

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What a great recipe. My oldest daughter loved it, asked to have it the next night and my middle one cleaned her plate. Extra bonus is the bones are simmering away for stock for Ramen tomorrow. Thanks for this and so many other great recipes!

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This is a fav in our house too so reading your comment makes me super happy! So pleased the girls loved it. Thanks for giving it a go. Have you tried my app? Its free and full of 100's more like this one. Thanks Hari

[@bubujooestes1499]

Looks fantastic. We grind up the garlic with a little pepper.We put that into a bowl with curry powder garam massala ground clove, 2 small sticks of cinnamon onions and eschalots Mix all of that together and then put in to oil for about 5-7 minutes constantly stirring the mixture When it is dry and brownish we add our chicken.Like you we wait about 20-25 minutes then add salt and water.Gravy as desired with water. I don't use chili or ginger.When almost done we add more onion and sprinkle cumin on top.

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Putting a bit of salt in the onions when you are cooking them out at the start will help with drawing the water out and to help caramelise them efficiently.

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Easy enough to follow. Thanks!

[@helenloutimmy]

Thank you for this recipe! I use this masala as a base whenever I fancy a rich, warming curry. I am vegetarian so add water to thin out the masala and replace the meat with paneer. If I have cashews I like to soak them and blend them into a paste to add at the end. The result is a delicious creamy vegetarian curry.

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Looks delicious, gonna make this sometimes we love curry. And thank you for giving extra tips!

[@HariGhotra]

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Haha - that can be a problem!

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This is very interesting, it’s certainly not given in other recipes I has read or used. This gives you perfect sauce encasing with melded flavours, with gently perfectly cooked meat, not overcooked. Aaah, and of course wonderful Garam Marsala at the end. Thank you very much, I love eating indian and other curry and notice the differences but recipes never worked....and I see why from your generous sharing, Lived in Fiji for 3 years and women at weddings in the backyard squatting over tiny fires produced the most beautiful aromatic curries. Then with predator husband and baby did not go and sit with them to learn, now I would

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Brilliant - an old favourite and really simple too. Thanks for watching

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Great video - do you ever use fresh tomatoes in placement of canned tomatoes? If so, do you adjust your recipe at all?

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Awesome

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Absolutely fabulous thank you. Can you please tell me when to use fresh tomatoes in curries? Is there a rule as to what you use for certain dishes? 💚💕💕

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probably a silly question, but can I use Quorn, and do i have to adapt anything when doing so? I.e the adding of water for sauce etc?:)

[@HariGhotra]

Hi Rezan Yes you can. You would need to make a sauce by adding water, yoghurt or cream or you can have it as a dry dish with some peas. If you follow this recipe it might be easier. www.harighotra.co.uk/muttar-paneer-recipe

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Hi Sean Welcome to Hari Ghotra! Thanks for watching and enjoying the channel. I hope you find lots of recipes to try. Any questions just shout and check out the website too for more fun food stuff. Thanks again Hari

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Had a good look on your website and it's just what i have been looking for. Very interesting and well presented recipes. Also added myself to your Facebook page for any updates. I enjoy cooking and love Indian food and now looking forward to making myself some great dishes :)

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+Sean Ryan fantastic do share your creation with me!

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I did respond but not sure my message came through. Glad you like the site and channel - lots of interesting stuff on FB too so thank you for following. Keep in touch and let me know what you decide to cook first - happy cooking!

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Hello Hari, yes your message came through fine thanks. Very interesting website. Tomorrow night i will be doing the chicken curry following your guidelines in the video. Will let you know how i get on :)

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HI. I love your videos and have made this recipe several times to the delight of my family. Could the sauce be used for vegetables? Potatoes and green beans for example? I know it would lose the juice from the meat but could that be replaced by stock?

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This is a must I think

[@HariGhotra]

A real favourite of mine - let me know what you think

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Thanks for sharing! Getting these curries to taste good with meats, fowl and sea-food is easy, its a lot more difficult to get the same fullness and complexity with vegetables or meat/fowl substitutes. Can you give some tips about how I could use this recipe for example with soya based chicken-substitutes?

[@HariGhotra]

+deebadubbie try to get your masala nice and thick so it really flavoursome then add your protein. You could also add some vegetables such as mushrooms, marrow, aubergine etc for more richness.

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Do you have a recipe for the yellow pilau rice that came from takeaways about 30 years ago, before the multi coloured pilau now?

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Looks great I will try it tomoz thanks x

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Hi, love your recipes, can I use chicken brest.

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Thank you lovely great curry.

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Thanks for watching!

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Excellent cooking with great explanation and I have o doubt this Chivken curry will be delicious and testy curry as I will be cooking Tomorrow some receipy

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Awesome!

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Hi Hari made the lamb kebab my son loved it .thank you .

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You should have your own food show.

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Hi does the recipe call for low spice in put just G. Masala and tumeric, I will try this .... as they say dont knock it till you've tried it but , ime curious due to no coriander powder, cumin powder , etc. I will defo try out of curiosity

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I'm hungry watching ,yum

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Thank you for your wonderful chicken 🐓 curry !! 💐😋😘

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Hi! Really loved recipe. Can you use potatoes instead of chicken, though?

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Great recipe. Mine stayed a reddish orange though. I cooked the onions forever. But I used chicken breasts. Could this be the reason?

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So spices are just turmeric and Garam masala at the end? Gonna try that

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You are quite illustrative... and you know about food too...good :) from Peshawar Pakistan

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Thanks for watching

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Looks fantastic

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Can you make the sauce ahead then store to use another day to cook the chicken? I'm guessing yes but wonder if there are any gotchas doing that.

[@HariGhotra]

Hi Jeff yes you sure can. I freezes really well too so you can make a big batch and use it as and when you need it. No gotcha's just cool it quickly. Thanks for watching! Hari

[@AEmamdee1757]

Looks delicious but where's the curry powder? I just started looking at your videos will try some of the recipes. Thanks for sharing.

[@HariGhotra]

Hi We don't really use curry powder when cooking Indian food from scratch - we tend to use individual spices for individual dishes. Does that help? Thanks

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I just found u i love ur cooking do u wash ur board after cutting chicken i see u use the same for ur veggies

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Onions, ginger & garlic are the trinity of any curry.

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Hi Hari, do you ever " pre-cook" your meats, as in BIR curries . ?

[@HariGhotra]

+John Girvan Hi It really depends on the dish. Many of my recipes home cooked dishes, things like tikka masala the meat is cooked first but generally the meat is cooked in the sauce or marinated to ensure all the flavour infuse through the dish. This is generally the case in the restaurant I work in too. Does this help?

[@johngirvan4951]

Yes it does. Thanks

[@kenmacritchie15]

Could you blitz the onions as our daughter doesn't like pieces of onion & it's a nightmare picking them out while serving, great videos by the way

[@HariGhotra]

ken macritchie Hi Ken my son was exactly the same. Yes you can I used to do that. Your daughter might like this one more www.harighotra.co.uk/murgh-makhani-recipe It’s a smooth sauce and my kids love it. I cook it with thigh meat off the bone too. Another good one for kids is my nariyal chicken www.harighotra.co.uk/nariyal-chicken-recipe I hope this helps - you might want to download me free app for more ideas thanks Hari

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This is exactly what I was looking for as a beginner - thank you Hari

[@HariGhotra]

+Melanie Gardiner always a pleasure! Please let me know how you get on and shout if you have any questions. Good luck.

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+Hari Ghotra Just cooked my pink onions, and noticed you use white - I think pink cook more quickly, just added garlic.

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+Hari Ghotra now the onions are caramelise, depth of flavour is amazing, just added toms (didn't add plum, so used chopped), and salt and turmeric, is tasting yummy already!

[@HariGhotra]

+Melanie Gardiner pink onions are fine to use. Sounds like it's going well so far!

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+Hari Ghotra half a coriander plant (I have small hands!), and 2 frozen green chillies which I forgot to take out of the freezer! Still looking good.

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